Car needs new rotors, and presumably pads. I usually do my own brakes, but the local shop quoted me 4hundo to replace my brakes with nappy ultra premiums, which are at least corrosion protected. Pads are ceramics. The work is $90, parts are the rest.
Looking at tirerack, and poorcustomerservicepartsplaceonline.com, I can get a drilled set of rotors, corrosion treated, cryogenic treated, for about $110ea. $70 for non-drilled. Pads would probably be Hawk or similar street performance pad, which all come in around 60-$75. The car is a 4200lb pseudo sport SUV with awd (FX35). The rotors were turned and pads replaced about two years ago, and have always been ****ty. I've been looking to upgrade to something with a little more bite, as the current setup is pretty "wooden" and "vague".
So what gives, are cross drilled rotors (these appear to be chamfered and not just drilled by a 13 year old who visited a hardware store) worth a $40 premium over basically the same rotor minus holes in it? Is it slotted or nothing? Should I save my money for beer?
Looking at tirerack, and poorcustomerservicepartsplaceonline.com, I can get a drilled set of rotors, corrosion treated, cryogenic treated, for about $110ea. $70 for non-drilled. Pads would probably be Hawk or similar street performance pad, which all come in around 60-$75. The car is a 4200lb pseudo sport SUV with awd (FX35). The rotors were turned and pads replaced about two years ago, and have always been ****ty. I've been looking to upgrade to something with a little more bite, as the current setup is pretty "wooden" and "vague".
So what gives, are cross drilled rotors (these appear to be chamfered and not just drilled by a 13 year old who visited a hardware store) worth a $40 premium over basically the same rotor minus holes in it? Is it slotted or nothing? Should I save my money for beer?